Apple Airtags

[RooFlyer]

But it can't even find them - is that correct

See post above yours. I should say mine are AirPods Pro

 

[VPS]

Find my AirPod sound is very faint.

but it won't even connect to them to play the sound even though they are right next to the phone

 

[Quickstatus]

It couldn't lead me to the empty case

The case will chirp if it's a 2nd generation AirPods Pro

 

[Quickstatus]

but it won't even connect to them to play the sound even though

Need to connect to your phone first in the usual way. Does it work if you use them?

 

[VPS]

Need to connect to your phone first in the usual way. Does it work if you use them?

Yep I can use them fine but as soon as they go back in the case it can't find them.

 

[TheRealTMA]

Yep I can use them fine but as soon as they go back in the case it can't find them.

Put the case in you pocket?

 

[Quickstatus]

it can't find them.

Suggest a Genius Bar visit. If a fault they might give you a new one

 

[VPS]

Suggest a Genius Bar visit. If a fault they might give you a new one

I've done that and they were as useful as t!ts on a bull. They said do a software update and it will be sorted.

Yes will do another Genius bar and hopefully will get someone competent

Thanks for the input

 

[Quickstatus]

as useful as t

As always a HUACA strategy is generally right.

 

[NM]

Find my AirPod sound is very faint.

Unless someone is wearing them at the time

 

[RooFlyer]

Unless someone is wearing them at the time

It pops up a little warning about that before it actually plays the sound.

 

[NM]

It pops up a little warning about that before it actually plays the sound.

Serves them right for wearing *MY* airpods

They can keep their ear wax to themselves.

Hang on a minute ... I don't own any air pods

 

[Mattg]

My AirTags had a win last night with helping me to track my delayed suitcase.

My flight to Sydney was delayed and while I just made my connecting flight to Melbourne, my suitcase did not.

When I got to the baggage carousel in Melbourne, I noticed that my suitcase had been tracked at Sydney Airport about 5 minutes earlier. So, clearly it was not in Melbourne.

I went over to the baggage services counter with my baggage receipt. Initially, the lady did not have any information about where my bag was and suggested I continue waiting at the carousel in case it turned up. However, when I showed her that my AirTag was just spotted in Sydney, she immediately processed my delayed baggage claim and handed me an overnight bag as it was already 11pm by this point. "The AirTag never lies!", she said. Apparently she gave all of her family AirTags for Christmas, which is a pretty good endorsement from someone who works with lost luggage all day!

As it happens, while I was at the baggage services desk, the location of my AirTag refreshed and was tracked just to the south of Wollongong. (I assume someone on the plane must have had a phone off flight mode for this to occur?)

I went onto Flightradar24 and discovered that this was pretty much the exact location at the time of QF499, the last SYD-MEL flight for the evening. I relayed this information to the Qantas staff member, who promised to look out for it when QF499 arrived and send it to my hotel on the next available courier. Which is exactly what happened, and I got my bag back this morning.

 

[theblank]

As you're android, are you saying that while you were away your apple wife tried to find tag, and it showed last location as home? (did you wrap it in foil )

Thats exactly what happened.

No foil. it was in my golf bag, and in my travel case. One might assume that tag would not be picked up whilst inside two layers like that, but as soon as i got home her phone found it again

Do we have to mark the Air Tag as lost before other iphones will report its location to apple? that would be bizarre if true.

 

[Seat0B]

My niece recently used her AirTag to good effect when travelling J for work in the USA. She had to fly from DCA to SFO domestic and then connect to UA SFO-SYD and finally on to CBR. Her flight from DCA was delayed a lot due to bad weather, and was then re-routed via DEN for fuel meaning she missed her international connection by a mile. UA grudgingly arranged a hotel and meals because the next available flight was not for about 20 hrs (SFO-MEL and connect to CBR). She asked them to retrieve her bag so she had her things for this delay but the ground agent told her that her bag had made the international flight and was not at SFO.

Even though she isn't a very experienced flier, she told them she knew that had to be nonsense on several grounds, including that the international flight had left SFO whilst she and her luggage were still in the air between DEN and SFO, and that she was pretty sure that unaccompanied luggage would not be sent on an international leg. Ground agent refused to budge (probably couldn't be bothered to find the bag), but niece insisted and used her AirTag to prove her point. "The AirTag never lies!" (credit @Mattg) and the bag was duly found exactly where the AirTag said it was only a few hundred metres from where they stood arguing.

In the end Seat niece was very happy to have a free night in SFO at airline expense, and added in some sightseeing before an uneventful flight the next day. She was also very happy to have had the AirTag to support her arguments.

 

[DC3]

.. as soon as i got home her phone found it again

The tags work. Wifey is still watching.

 

[Bjet]

Has the airtag price been increased from $30 to $50? It is at the apple store.

 

[offshore171]

These things are great.

Was able to ping all our bags yesterday over the middle of the North Pacific, literally in the middle of nowhere (plane had inflight Wi-Fi). Someone‘s phone must have been close enough to the luggage hold to get a ping.

And on arrival, knew when they were going to hit the luggage belt.

 

[Pushka]

These things are great.

Was able to ping all our bags yesterday over the middle of the North Pacific, literally in the middle of nowhere (plane had inflight Wi-Fi). Someone‘s phone must have been close enough to the luggage hold to get a ping.

And on arrival, knew when they were going to hit the luggage belt. View attachment 324265

It's great isn't it after a long flight especially with delays to see how soon you need to escalate lost lugggage, or breathe a sigh of relief.

 

[MattA]

These things are great.

Was able to ping all our bags yesterday over the middle of the North Pacific, literally in the middle of nowhere (plane had inflight Wi-Fi). Someone‘s phone must have been close enough to the luggage hold to get a ping.

Yep. It’s definitely possible for a phone to be close enough to ping the tags in the hold. Landed on my QF flight this morning and turned phone on while we taxied back in and got a “With You” status on my hold bag (which I understand means it’s close enough to be picked up by my own phone). I then got a “left behind” alert when I was waiting at immigration!